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Dialect comparison

Kabyle vs Tarifit

Compare two dialects of Tamazight side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Kabyle

Taqbaylit

The Berber variety of the Kabylie region in northern Algeria. The most documented and standardised Algerian Tamazight, with a strong written literary tradition.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
36.71°, 4.05°
Tarifit

Riffian

The Berber variety of the Rif region in northern Morocco. Heavily distinct from other Tamazight varieties in phonology, including a strong final-vowel reduction.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
35.18°, -3.92°

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